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New York Times, Friday, June 7, 1996

Author:
M. Jones
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : Shoelace end
TotalDebutLatest
311/4/19945/2/1997
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0000030
ScrabDebutFresh
1.532478%
Matthew L. Jones

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {FVX} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Jones. Friday freshness: 36%
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J
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I
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M
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N
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A
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B
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O
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R
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S
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N
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E
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O
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N
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Q
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P
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S
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Y
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L
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O
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P
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K
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C
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H
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O
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D
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C
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© 1996, The New York Times6/7/96 ( No. 17,013 )
Across
1
Sitcom star with a drawl : JIMNABORS
10
Tie___ (carouse) : ONEON
15
Handicaps : EQUALIZES
16
Infamous Ford : PINTO
17
China's Father of the Revolution : SUNYATSEN
18
Shoelace end : AGLET
19
Sets (on) : SICS
20
When to spring forward: Abbr. : DST
22
Mata___ : HARI
23
Biblical verb suffix : ETH
24
Merry, in a game name : ALAI
27
Offensive football play : OPTION
29
Conversion figure : KILOMETERS
32
Willow pattern locale : CHINAWARE
34
Pays (up) : OPENS
38
Workers in masks : HANGMEN
39
Columbia River port : ASTORIA
41
Handles : ANSAE
42
Draining : DEPLETING
44
She played "the movie star" in 60's TV : TINALOUISE
46
Style of disco music : TECHNO
49
Two fives for___ : ATEN
50
Actor Gulager : CLU
53
Lotion ingredient : ALOE
54
Causing tears, maybe : HOT
56
Shropshire sounds : BAAS
57
Noggin : GOURD
59
Like a human pregnancy : NINEMONTH
63
Amphetamine : UPPER
64
Answer questions fully : COOPERATE
65
In sorry shape : SEEDY
66
Kitten with a string, e.g. : ENTANGLER
Down
1
Frank's brother : JESSE
2
"No more!" : IQUIT
3
Welcomers in Oz : MUNCHKINS
4
Registrations of opposition : NAYS
5
Resembling : ALA
6
While : BIT
7
Wts. at McDonald's : OZS
8
More like an oboe : REEDIER
9
Personnel data: Abbr. : SSNS
10
___-Locka, Fla. : OPA
11
Bistros : NIGHTSPOTS
12
Zhou___ : ENLAI
13
New Mexico county : OTERO
14
Away : NOTIN
21
Shoe part : TOE
24
Egyptian town of W.W. II fame : ALAMEIN
25
Kitty Litter inventor Edward : LOWE
26
Blake of "Gunsmoke" : AMANDA
28
Kind of shampoo : PROTEIN
30
Harvested : INGATHERED
31
Article of 32-Across : TEAPOT
32
Latin dance "step" : CHA
33
Early Eastern dynasty : HAN
35
Clinton accomplishment : ERIECANAL
36
"Henry and June" diarist : NIN
37
Slump : SAG
40
Pivot : SLUE
43
Seventh heaven : ELATION
45
Japanese drama : NOH
46
Lisbon's river : TAGUS
47
Run off : ELOPE
48
Two-door : COUPE
51
Java concoction : LATTE
52
Bring (in) : USHER
55
As soon as : ONCE
56
1976-80 Wimbledon champ : BORG
58
Unbuttered : DRY
60
Often-contracted word : NOT
61
Emissions watchdog: Abbr. : EPA
62
Gamepieces : MEN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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